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verb
- 1. raise (something) to a higher standard, in particular improve (equipment or machinery) by adding or replacing components: "the cost of upgrading each workstation is around £300" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of upgrading something: "a room upgrade from a twin to a duplex suite"
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a piece of software or equipment that improves the quality or usefulness of a computer or machine: a hardware upgrade. The upgrade to version 5.0 costs $395. an occasion when someone is given something of a better standard, or newer, for example a better seat on a plane, a better room in a hotel, or a new phone:
The meaning of UPGRADE is an upward grade or slope. How to use upgrade in a sentence.
To upgrade is to make improvements to something or exchange it for a better version. Some people upgrade their phone every time a new model comes out, while others prudently wait to see which new features they really need.
If you upgrade or are upgraded, you change your hotel room to one that is more expensive. You can upgrade to a larger room with a bath and views of the sea. The guest was upgraded from a standard room to a superior room.
n. 1. The act or an instance of upgrading. 2. Computers. a. A software program that provides added enhancements over an earlier version. b. A hardware device that provides greater performance than an earlier model. 3. An upward incline. adv. & adj. Uphill. Idiom: on the upgrade. Improving or progressing. up′grad′a·ble adj.
verb. to assign or promote (a person or job) to a higher professional rank or position. to raise in value, importance, esteem, etc. to improve (a breed of livestock) by crossing with a better strain.
upgrade. [transitive, intransitive] to make a machine, computer system, etc. more powerful and efficient; to start using a new and better version of a machine, system, etc.
